The book is about a very famous photographer who goes out and makes pictures of what ever moves her. No assignments, art directors, grips, crew, or schedule. She visits the homes of several historic people, Emily Dickinson, Charles Darwin and Ansel Adams, to name a few.

The pictures have a very honest look to them. She doesn’t light them like the editorial work she’s known for. There’s hits of noise and grain from the high ISO in some of the photos. The simplicity of the image also took me, like the picture of Emily Dickinson’s desk.

Another book by Leibovitz I recommend is American Music. This book shows an array of music an photographic style and skill. None of the pictures look the same and I felt as if I was taken on a ride.

What made me want to talk about this book and making a simple picture isn’t because I’m proud of the shot. It’s the idea that even the most famous photographers want to step back and simply look, feel and experience photography.